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A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved a marriage involving a trader, Sadia Abass, and her husband, Azeez, over a missing underwear.   Sadia had petitioned the Court to dissolve her marriage over allegations that he had stolen ...

Operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Imo state.   The all-male suspects, whose ages range between 20 and 41, were nabbed recently ...

A  Central Florida religious leader — a self-described prophet named Sylvester Ofori has been arrested and accused of gunning down his wife outside of the Orlando credit union where she worked.   Ofori, the 35-year-old pastor and founder of Floodgates ...

  The Debt Management Office on Wednesday released Nigeria’s total public debt stock as of June 30, 2020, and put the country’s entire debt at N31trn, indicating an increase of N2.38trn within a space of three months.   Nigeria’s total ...

The minister of state for health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has dispelled rumor making the rounds that Federal Government was not committed to the welfare of health workers in the country.   Speaking when he appeared on Sunrise Daily, a programme on ...

The Police in Anambra State have arrested an Nnewi based acclaimed evangelist for allegedly r.a.p.i.n.g his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter.   The suspect, who gave his name as Chukwudi Ndubuisi, was said to have lured the girl and also had canal ...

The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they are produced using forced labour.   The proposed bans include cotton and tomato products which are two of China’s major commodity exports. The Trump ...

Traditional worshippers under the aegis of Traditional Religion Worshippers’ Association, Oyo State chapter, Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest over what they termed discrimination against the body by the state government.   The worshippers, who staged the protest at the front ...

Road users on Ikorodu road are currently experiencing serious traffic gridlock following a multiple autocrash involving a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a mini bus and a commercial motorcycle.   The incident occurred at about 7.27am at Idi-Iroko inward Maryland.   ...

The Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal has found two doctors – Iyoha Joseph and Mukaila Oyewumi Oladipo – guilty of negligence in the management of a baby, Oluwole Johnson Peace (now deceased).   In a seven-count charge, the tribunal ...

Just like in Osun state, students, workers, and civil society groups today hit the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to express displeasure at the hike in the price of petrol as well as the increase of electricity tariff. ...

The Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, Abdulmumuni Danga, is to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a seven-count charge of r.a.p.e following his alleged assault of one Elizabeth Oyeniyi earlier this year.   Ms Oyeniyi had ...

Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Students today staged a protest in Osogbo, Osun State capital, against the recent increase in pump price and electricity tariff.   Some of the protesters put on the orange #RevolutionNow ...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kaduna State has confirmed the murder of its kidnapped officer, Mr Bulus Sanda.   NSCDC Commandant in the state, Babangida Abdullahi Dutsinma, made the confirmation in a statement by the command’s ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Sokoto has arraigned a banker, Ezeagbor Chijioke alongside two others Anthony Chidiebere Nneji and Ibenegbu Chukwudi Francis.   They were arraigned before Justice Muhammad Muhammad of the Sokoto State High Court on four-count ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed that it costs over N400,000 to treat a coronavirus patient.   Governor El-Rufai made the claim when he addressed traditional rulers in the state on ways to curb the spread of the ...

The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested four Nigerian nationals in Muntinlupa City of the country for alleged involvement in an international syndicate that hacks and siphons funds from banks.   According to the NBI, the fraudsters’ transactions ...

A female stray buffalo has been killed by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers at Suam Ward in West Pokot County after it killed a woman who was taking her baby to the clinic on Saturday afternoon.   According to KWS ...

Nigeria on Monday recorded 155 new COVID-19 cases, again one of the lowest in four months. The latest figure means Nigeria is yet to record more than 300 coronavirus infections in a day in over two weeks.   With Monday’s ...

Goods worth N400 million, vehicles and several shops have been destroyed by a midnight fire incident at the mechanic village in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.   According to artisans and technicians working in the mechanic village, the fire outbreak occurred on ...

A 34-year-old man who allegedly abducted and r3ped a teenage girl said he wanted to ‘spoil her’ for her birthday, it is claimed.   A private security firm found the 13-year-old in the South African city of Richards Bay, more ...

Maria Kolesnikova, one of Belarus’s leading opposition figures, has been detained while trying to cross into Ukraine.   Kolesnikova was detained while attempting to cross overnight with two other members of the opposition’s Coordination Council who were able to pass ...

Coronavirus patients admitted to hospital still suffer lung damage three months after they are sent home, a study has found.   Most people’s conditions improve within six weeks but researchers found that some struggled with breathlessness and coughing for much ...

An Eastern Cape woman died in a hail of bullets when a gunman opened fire inside the Madeira police station charge office in Mthatha CBD on Monday afternoon.   Terrified eyewitnesses ran for their lives when the shooting occurred. Songezo ...

Queen Ola has shared a cryptic post on her Instastory, months after her rumoured split from  husband — Alaafin of Oyo.   Recall rumours went wild months ago that the Queen had been allegedly sent packing from the palace over ...